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What is history considered before the invention of writing systems?

  • Mythology
  • Antiquity
  • Prehistory (correct)
  • Ancient times

What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?

  • Written documents, oral accounts, art, material artifacts, and ecological markers (correct)
  • Social media and internet forums
  • Scientific experiments and surveys
  • Folktales and legends

What does history as an academic discipline use to describe, examine, and analyze past events?

  • Poetry
  • Drama
  • Narrative (correct)
  • Comedy

What do historians debate regarding historical events and their patterns of cause and effect?

<p>The significance of different causes and effects (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is history considered despite its incomplete nature and debatable mysteries?

<p>An academic discipline (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following with their usage in history:

<p>Written documents and oral accounts = Historical sources used by historians Art and material artifacts = Historical sources used by historians Systematic study and documentation of the human past = Definition of history Narrative to describe, examine, question, and analyze past events = Usage of history as an academic discipline</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following with their role in history:

<p>Memory, discovery, collection, organization, presentation, and interpretation of events = Components of history as an umbrella term Inquiry and knowledge acquired by investigation = Meaning of 'history' derived from Ancient Greek Period of events before the invention of writing systems = Considered prehistory Debate of the nature of history as an end in itself = Topic historians debate about</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following with their usage in history:

<p>Ecological markers = Historical sources used by historians Significance of different causes and effects = Topic historians debate about Usefulness in giving knowledge of the past = Purpose of history as an academic discipline Patterns of cause and effect = Investigation of past events by historians</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following with their role in history:

<p>Debatable mysteries = Characteristic of history Academic discipline = Context in which history is considered Umbrella term = Context in which history is considered Narrative to describe, examine, question, and analyze past events = Usage of history as an academic discipline</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following with their usage in history:

<p>Historical sources such as written documents and oral accounts = Used by historians to seek knowledge of the past Historians seeking knowledge of the past = Role in the study of history Historical events = Subject of history as an academic discipline Explanation of past events = Purpose of history as an academic discipline</p> Signup and view all the answers

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